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Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, left, and her mom, Anne Sikwibele, at the airport in Lusaka, Zambia, in November. Musiitwa, who lives in Washington, D.C., is worried that her mom may not be able to visit the U.S. for Christmas. In an effort to stem the spread o

Opinion: I want my mom to see her grandkids for Christmas. Travel bans make it tough

4:55pm December 09, 2021

by Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa

Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa was planning for her mom to fly from Zambia to the U.S. for Christmas. Ever-changing travel bans are making it seem like a holiday dream that won't come true.

Maria Van Kerkhove, a top World Health Organization official on COVID-19, speaks at a news conference in July.

The omicron variant has been found in 24 countries

2:12pm December 01, 2021

by Scott Neuman

More should be known about the transmissibility and severity of the new variant in "days, not necessarily weeks," a senior World Health Organization scientist says.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in August. He called on Western nations on Sunday to scrap travel restrictions placed on southern Africa to stem the spread of the omicron variant. "The prohibition of travel is not informed by science nor will it b

African leaders condemn travel restrictions as omicron variant spreads globally

6:29pm November 30, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region.

People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 26. The United States, Israel and other European nations have already imposed travel restrictions on South Africa and other nations in the

As omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good

10:08pm November 28, 2021

Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.

Left: Anwar Alsaeedi stands with his children, Nada, 9, and Mazeen, 6, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Right: Hatem al-Showaiter with his daughter in Djibouti, when his daughter was three and half years old. She is now aged seven and half.

World News

Some Yemenis Struggle For U.S. Visas Even After The End Of The Travel Ban

5:55pm May 24, 2021

Yemenis who won the diversity visa lottery were stopped by the Trump administration's travel ban. Now they've had to start applying all over again. "Our lives have been destroyed," says one man.

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Pamela and Afshin Raghebi celebrate a birthday together. Afshin, who was born in Iran, has been stuck overseas, away from his U.S. citizen wife, for more than two years after he flew abroad for an interview at a U.S. Consulate as part of his green card ap

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Legacy Of President Trump's Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase

5:00am January 20, 2021

by Joel Rose

President-elect Biden plans to end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries on Day 1. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of the policy will be harder to undo.

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A passenger checks flight information at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy. President Trump imposed a 30-day ban on most travelers coming from from European countries, beginning late Friday E.T.

Public Health Experts Question Trump's Ban On Most Travelers From Europe

11:35pm March 12, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

A key medical adviser to the president on COVID-19 defends the travel restrictions as "the right public health call." But others dismiss the move as "remarkably pointless" or, potentially, dangerous.

A woman uses hand sanitizer at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, the day before the start of the U.S. ban on travel from some European countries amid concern over the coronavirus.

Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens

7:43pm March 12, 2020

by David Welna

President Trump's decision to bar visitors from Europe has been followed by new restrictions in other nations. Here's a survey of which doors are being closed to travelers and where.

Nigerians make up one of the largest groups of African immigrants in the U.S. Some are worried that family members who've applied for visas won't be able to come now because of new travel ban restrictions.

Nigerians Shocked By Trump's New Immigration Restrictions

9:57am February 05, 2020

by Carmel Delshad

The Trump administration plans to bar Nigerians from applying for immigrant visas in the future, citing security concerns. Nigerian communities in the U.S. worry how this could affect them.

President Trump discusses the planned travel ban extension Wednesday during a news conference at the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump Says He'll Add 'A Few Countries' To Controversial U.S. Travel Ban

6:05pm January 22, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The president confirmed a plan to expand one of the signature pieces of his immigration policy. A person briefed on the plan said Trump will soon announce travel restrictions for seven more countries.